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Postcards from the Diabetes UnConference

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Laddie

Last Friday I drove from Arizona to Las Vegas to participate in the Diabetes UnConference. It is trite to say that words can’t describe the experience, but Words Can Not Describe My Experience. Three days later I am still exhausted. But three days later I am invigorated with images of new friends, old friends, smiles, tears, hand claps, Diet Pepsi, red wine served by charming bartenders, hugs, lows, highs, and flamingos. I don’t want to start listing names because I know that I will mess up and forget my most cherished friends. But I do want to thank Christel Marchand Aprigliano of The Perfect D for following her vision of “The only peer-to-peer support conference for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.”

As I struggled to find a way to express my impressions of a magical weekend, I stumbled upon a pile of postcards ready to tell their story:

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14 thoughts on “Postcards from the Diabetes UnConference”

fifteenwaitfifteen on March 18, 2015 at 9:45 am said:

❤ you, Laddie! Lovely post!!!!
Kerri. on March 18, 2015 at 9:51 am said:

What a terrific post, Laddie! It was so nice seeing you this weekend!
bennetdunlap on March 18, 2015 at 10:43 am said:

Yay!
Susan on March 18, 2015 at 10:48 am said:

Big squeeze hug!!
Jenn C (@JennMamaBear) on March 18, 2015 at 10:58 am said:

The postcards are priceless and PERFECT!
StephenS on March 18, 2015 at 11:40 am said:

Those postcards are way too appropriate and creative. Love them! So glad I got to meet you this weekend. I’ll see you when you get to Annapolis!
George on March 18, 2015 at 11:51 am said:

This post is perfect!!! Those postcards are brilliant!
Kate on March 18, 2015 at 12:35 pm said:

I wish I had a 10th of your creativity! Well done! .
Landileigh Nelson on March 18, 2015 at 12:49 pm said:

PERFECT! ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!!
Scott K. Johnson on March 18, 2015 at 4:07 pm said:

So great, Laddie! And I’m so, so glad you came and that I was able to get a little “Laddie Time” even away from MN. That was a special treat.
Terry on March 20, 2015 at 12:53 pm said:

Laddie – It was great to meet you in person. I returned home from the Unconference tired and at a loss for words to adequately describe the experience. You did it well ! I am impressed with the diabetes peers I met last weekend. As a group they are passionate, competent, and curious. I enjoyed the entire event, especially the follow-on discussions in the hallway and elsewhere.
Mike Hoskins (@MHoskins2179) on March 20, 2015 at 2:46 pm said:

Love these creative postcards!!! What an awesome way to capture some of these feelings. And yes, Riley Dog is feeling about the same as Abby in having to stay home, after seeing pics of Norm and Becca. Was great to see you there, Laddie, and can’t wait til we have that chance again.
Anna Kiff - T1D (@FatCatAnna) on March 21, 2015 at 10:10 am said:

Love your post Laddie – so unique!!!! I wish I could use Facebook to log in … but due to my being booted out of it for my name not being appropriate …. I will just have to stay connected with all of the gang from #Duncon / #DOC via Twitter feed.
Scott S on April 21, 2015 at 9:39 am said:

Nice way of expressing the feelings on this; I’ve been struggling with it myself (I still haven’t blogged about it – I’ve been trying to plan a 50th wedding anniversary party for my parents and it looks close to finished, so maybe I’ll get to this next). Thanks for sharing!